The Carnival celebrations officially begin on 17 January.
Venetian craftsmen developed their characteristic forms of carnival mask, and today these remain 1 of the principal symbols of the city.
People who wear masks over their faces no longer belong to the everyday world, but are symbolically shifted to a different, spiritual world, returning only when the mask is removed.
Until the mask reveals their face, they live in the underworld through a personal transformation and regeneration.
It's symbolic that the carnival's celebrated in winter, when life itself is to be found underground, renewing itself for spring.
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